Polishing

[Fourtyfive]

After watching Narcos on Netflix I have decided I need to bling up a nice 1911. Anybody here know of a local person that polishes stainless pistols in middle TN. ?

 

 

Edited November 22, 2018 by Fourtyfive

[xtriggerman]

How much do you want to spend & on how much coverage?

 

[Fourtyfive]

Figure about $350 for a total mirror finish.

[xtriggerman]

If the piece in question is relatively well finished as it is to start, your in good shape at that price range. I had a Full service gun smith shop 83-96 after gunsmith school in Pittsburgh. I have all the proper tools & machines to do mirror with out washing out your stamps & edges out. PM me if your interested But it will not be done right away. I would get the piece from you only when I have time to run it threw in a couple days & give it back.  Its just a hobby.....

[gregintenn]

Mother's Mag Wheel polish and a rag.....do it yourself.

[A.J. Holst]

2 hours ago, gregintenn said:

Mother's Mag Wheel polish and a rag.....do it yourself.

I did it on my SP101 over a few weekends, worked to my satisfaction.

[gregintenn]

29 minutes ago, Gotthegoods said:

I did it on my SP101 over a few weekends, worked to my satisfaction.

I have a pimpin' 642 Smith and Wesson I did that way as well. It just takes time and patience.

[DaveTN]

18 hours ago, gregintenn said:

Mother's Mag Wheel polish and a rag.....do it yourself.

2nd that. I did it on a Model 686. I used Happich Simichrome.

 

[Quavodus]

If you have a good polishing compound that can be done by hand, is good. Because sometimes on guns and a polishing wheel, you can accidentally round edges.

[xtriggerman]

The polish that can be archived with a hand rub compound or a 600 dry compound on a loose muslin wheel spinning at the correct 1800rpm is 2 completely different grades. The OP's posted picture is the result of the second form of polishing. Surface prep in the way of working down left behind machine cutter lines or course factory cut is a critical part of the process. Custom cutting wood sanding blocks to match contours to get to a 400g is a time consuming operation so much so that most don't do it. That's why I prefer to glass bead blast certain contours and save the high polish for flats to speed a job along like this one....